Abbreviations part 2 Flashcards
(78 cards)
1
Q
=
A
equal
2
Q
ECG, EKG
A
electrogardiogram
3
Q
EDC
A
expected date of confinement
4
Q
ECT
A
electroconvulsive therapy
5
Q
EDD
A
expected date of delivery
6
Q
EEG
A
electroencephalogram
7
Q
EENT
A
eye, ear, nose, and throat
8
Q
eg.
A
for example
9
Q
EKG
A
electrocardiogram
10
Q
ENT
A
ear, nose, throat
11
Q
ER
A
emergency room
12
Q
ET tube
A
endotracheal tube
13
Q
etc
A
(et cetera) and so forth
14
Q
exam
A
examination
15
Q
’
A
feet, minutes
16
Q
F
A
Fahrenheit
17
Q
FBS
A
fasting blood sugar
18
Q
Fe
A
iron
19
Q
FH
A
family history
20
Q
FSH
A
follicle stimulating hormones
21
Q
FHT
A
fetal heart tones
22
Q
FUO
A
fever of unknown origin
23
Q
Fx
A
fracture
24
Q
G
A
gravida
25
>
greater than
26
GC, Gc
gonococcus, gonorrhea
27
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
28
GI
gastrointestinal
29
g
gram
30
gtt
drops
31
GU
gastrounrinary
32
GYN
gynecology
33
H
hypodermic
34
H & H
hemoglobin and hematocrit
35
h, hr
hour
36
HCl
hydrocloric acid
37
hct
hematocrit
38
Hg
mercury
39
Hgb, hgb
hemoglobin
40
H2O
water
41
hs
hours of sleep
42
ht
height
43
Hx
history
44
"
inches, seconds
45
ICU
intensive care unit
46
IDDM
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
47
I & D
incision and drainage
48
IM
intramuscular
49
INR
international normalizing ratio
50
I & O
intake and output
51
IPPB
intermittent positive pressure breathing
52
IV
intravenous
53
IVP
intravenous pyelogram
54
IVPB
intravenous piggy back
55
K
potassium
56
KCl
potassium chloride
57
kg
kilogram
58
KUB
kidney, ureter, & bladder xray
59
<
less than
60
l, L
liter
61
L
lumbar; left
62
L1 - L5
lumbar vertabrae
63
Lab
laboratory
64
lap
laparotomy
65
lat
lateral
66
lbs
pounds
67
LDH
lactic dehydrogenase
68
LH
luteinizing hormone
69
LE
left lower extremity
70
LLL
left lower lobe
71
LLQ
left lower quadrant
72
LMP
last menstrual period
73
LOC
level of consciousness
74
LP
lumbar puncture
75
lt
left
76
LUL
left upper lobe
77
LUQ
left upper quadrant
78
LVN
licensed vocational nurse
